CVE-2017-10708 Path traversal in n/a

What is CVE-2017-10708?

CVE-2017-10708 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Apport through 2.20.x. In apport/report.py, Apport sets the ExecutablePath field and it then uses the path to run package specific hooks without protecting against path traversal. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .crash file.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10708?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apport Project Apport.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10708?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2017-10708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2022-28657 Denial of service in Apport High 7.8
• CVE-2018-6552 Apport treats the container PID as the global PID when /proc/<global_pid>/ is missing High 7.8
• CVE-2017-14177 Privilege escalation in Apport High 7.8
• CVE-2017-14179 Privilege escalation in Apport High 7.8
• CVE-2017-14180 Privilege escalation in Apport High 7.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-r8ph-m677-xqfj, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10708, USN-3354-1.